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Five Indigenous youth leaders from across the country join together to represent their communities on the national stage

The eleventh CityLab October 14 – 16 will convene over 500 mayors, policymakers, innovators, and creatives to surface and share scalable urban solutions. New featured speakers include Mexico Secretary Román Meyer Falcón, Astronaut Katya Echazarreta, Mexico Senator Ana Lilia Rivera, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Boise Mayor Lauren McClean, Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen, Las Condes Mayor Daniela Peñaloza, Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez, National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin, youth climate leaders, and more.

The eleventh CityLab October 14 – 16 will convene over 500 mayors, policymakers, innovators and creatives to surface and share scalable urban solutions. Initial featured speakers include Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor-Elect Clara Brugada, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, Mexico’s Digital Transformation Head José Peña Merino, Mexico’s Foreign Secretary-designate Juan Ramón de la Fuente, artist Elsa y Elmar, Architects Fernanda Canales and Lesley Lokko, Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Nairobi Governor Sakaja Arthur Johnson, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Seongnam City Mayor Shin Sang-jin, and more.

Through a transformational investment from the Bezos Family Foundation, the Center for Rising Generations will ignite the leadership potential and civic engagement of young people for generations to come.

A trailblazing multi-sector initiative will launch in the fall to combat fraud

Attendees will explore bold approaches to better health for all with health leaders like the U.S. Surgeon General, President of Microsoft Research, Directors of the CDC and NIH, Nobel Laureates, and New York City’s "Rat Czar.”

The report synthesizes the latest peer-reviewed Food is Medicine research and outlines a roadmap for equity-centered research

Satya Nadella, Alex Rodriguez, Admiral William McRaven join previously announced speakers Jane Fonda, Bill Maher, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Kara Swisher, Fareed Zakaria, and Maureen Dowd. The Festival returns to the Rocky Mountains from June 23-29, guest curated by celebrated editor and author Tina Brown. Featured moderators include NBCUniversal News Group journalists and hosts including Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jenna Bush Hager, Stephanie Ruhle, Laura Jarrett, Antonia Hylton, Julia Boorstin, and Sharon Epperson.

With cities at an inflection point, the tenth CityLab October 18 – 20 will convene more than 500 mayors, policymakers, urban innovators, business leaders, cultural experts, and creatives to share and explore scalable solutions; Initial featured speakers and participants include Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Dachner Keltner, Mitch Landrieu, Matthew Thompson, and mayors from hundreds of cities across the globe

With cities at an inflection point, the tenth CityLab October 18 – 20 will convene more than 500 mayors, policymakers, urban innovators, business leaders, cultural experts, and creatives to share and explore scalable solutions. New featured speakers and participants include Governor Wes Moore, Ravi Agrawal, Claude Borna, Jerusalem Demsas, Diana Rodríguez Franco, Sascha Haselmayer, Brandon Hill, Jeff Goodell, Eleni Myrivili, Edgar Pieterse, Richard Trent, and mayors and city officials from over 200 cities spanning 40 countries and six continents across the globe. Programming includes largest-ever Mayors Innovation Studio, focused on accelerating the usage of generative artificial intelligence to improve public services, and a Special Infrastructure and Chief Innovators Studio to unleash new approaches for implementing once-in-a-generation funding for communities.

From June 24-30, hundreds of speakers and thousands of attendees and fellows will gather in the Rocky Mountains for the Aspen Ideas Festival, held in partnership with NBCUniversal News Group.

From June 21 - 24, leading experts and innovators in healthcare, public health, policymaking, science, business, and the arts will gather in Aspen, CO to discuss urgent challenges and exciting advancements in health.

Confirmed speakers include science educator Bill Nye; former Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez; climate justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers; former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp; Congressman John Curtis; former Education Secretary John B. King, Jr; and Bezos Earth Fund President & CEO Andrew Steer.

Six leading experts from academia and industry join as new members